Comments on: How to Tell If You Have a Real Damascus Steel Blade https://blog.knife-depot.com/how-to-tell-real-damascus/ The official blog of Knife Depot Sun, 17 May 2026 13:06:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 By: Miker https://blog.knife-depot.com/how-to-tell-real-damascus/#comment-566011 Sun, 17 May 2026 13:06:54 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=11738#comment-566011 I found your point about the huge price variations in Damascus knives really interesting. it’s definitely confusing trying to tell what’s real when some blades are hundreds and others are twenty bucks. in my experience looking at katana, sometimes those wavy patterns can look super convincing

]]> By: UNoMe https://blog.knife-depot.com/how-to-tell-real-damascus/#comment-431134 Fri, 17 May 2024 09:34:29 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=11738#comment-431134 I only came to the comments to learn the true meaning of “decimate!” ?

]]> By: MikeE https://blog.knife-depot.com/how-to-tell-real-damascus/#comment-431052 Thu, 16 May 2024 19:12:33 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=11738#comment-431052 This is an interesting article and has shaken the hornet’s nest. I don’t know anything but surface knowledge of Damascus steel. The ones that I have come from major manufacturers.

The last photo shows the Boker Plus Gent II, and I’ve also wondered about that knife. One side reads, “37 layers,” which might be nice for marketing.

]]> By: Greg Mattos https://blog.knife-depot.com/how-to-tell-real-damascus/#comment-419433 Sun, 03 Mar 2024 03:35:00 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=11738#comment-419433 In reply to Hope Ryley.

We did you get wholesale knifes from?

]]> By: Chad Carpenter https://blog.knife-depot.com/how-to-tell-real-damascus/#comment-368957 Thu, 18 May 2023 02:01:19 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=11738#comment-368957 In reply to Chad Carpenter.

EDIT* You could try rubbing lemon juice or something acidic onto the edge and see if it darkens in a way consistent with the pattern on the rest of the blade. This could be a less invasive way of testing it.

]]> By: Gary D. Grantham https://blog.knife-depot.com/how-to-tell-real-damascus/#comment-368794 Wed, 17 May 2023 13:12:19 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=11738#comment-368794 In reply to Tyler.

Very dumb

]]> By: Doug Taylor https://blog.knife-depot.com/how-to-tell-real-damascus/#comment-365021 Sun, 30 Apr 2023 17:23:41 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=11738#comment-365021 In reply to Robert Zeurunkl.

One thing about eBay is their 30 Day buyer protection for items not as described. And eBay also does not allow the sale of fakes. As an eBay seller I had a return of authentic Harley-Davidson women’s pants (bought by a man) because “they don’t look authentic. I was stuck with paying shipping both ways and a full refund. So, there is that protection.

]]> By: Hope Ryley https://blog.knife-depot.com/how-to-tell-real-damascus/#comment-332530 Fri, 02 Dec 2022 04:20:07 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=11738#comment-332530 Does anyone by chance have any recommendations as to where the best platform to resale Damascus Blades is? I purchased wholesale some beautiful brand new blades about 15 Damascus Steel blades Tang, Skinner etc. the whole variety however posting them on Facebook market place. ebay & offer up All banned me banned my account for listing “weapons” I was told? But I see other accounts that sell knives so I’m a bit confused, I even got smart & tried to categorize it as “Kitchen Knives” on facebook Marketplace after being banned by ebay, but Nope, DENIED. Guess that’s what I get for thinking I’m smart. It’s obviously, not my Normal Niche I normally just resale Baseball Cards but was really digging these blades and would like to sell them just wanted to learn the market before creating another website besides my baseball cards so been hanging onto them ever since because I don’t know what platform to sell them on. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

]]> By: Martin https://blog.knife-depot.com/how-to-tell-real-damascus/#comment-311778 Sat, 17 Sep 2022 00:38:06 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=11738#comment-311778 In reply to Michael M.

Dont buy made in china crap

]]> By: Chad Carpenter https://blog.knife-depot.com/how-to-tell-real-damascus/#comment-308560 Thu, 08 Sep 2022 05:11:21 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=11738#comment-308560 In reply to Micheal Sutherland.

No. It could just mean that it was sharpened after it was etched. As stated above, the only way to really tell if it’s authentic is to sand/polish off the pattern completely and then dip it in ferric chloride or muriatic acid for a few seconds. If the pattern reappears, it’s real. I wouldn’t suggest it though, unless you know what you’re doing. Etching and finishing damascus steel blades is an art.

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